Category: Internal Unrest

An estimated 1,000 right-wing Israelis, escorted by Israeli forces, prayed at Joseph’s Tomb in the northern occupied West Bank, on Wednesday evening, leading to clashes in which at least three…

One Palestinian was killed and several others injured, Friday, amid heavy clashes between rival factions at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Helweh, in southern Lebanon, Lebanese state media reported.…

Nassar Ibrahim discusses the Palestinian struggle in a globalized era and the Arab uprisings. Nassar Ibrahim is a Palestinian political analyst, writer, author and Co-Director of the Alternative Information Center…

Jamal is younger than I am but he doesn’t look it. He is always there, as are all the storekeepers in the souk and he always greets us, as does…

A young Palestinian man set himself on fire in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday night, before being saved by bystanders.The 22-year-old reportedly poured flammable liquid over…

While the world was celebrating New Year’s Eve, in 2015, with all of its promise for the coming year, dozens of Palestinian families were receiving the frozen bodies of their…

Israeli settlers, on Sunday, resumed their provocative visits to al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem, provoking tension with worshipers.WAFA correspondence said that dozens of settlers entered the compound in small groups,…

A Palestinian child was killed and another seriously injured, today, after an explosive device detonated in the Jabalia area of the northern Gaza Strip.The children were identified, respectively, as Soheib…

A group of unknown gunmen assassinated, on Wednesday afternoon, a former political prisoner and a senior security leader, in Sielet al-Harethiyya town, south of the northern West Bank city of…

Israeli forces, on Sunday, shot and injured a 14-year-old Palestinian girl near Hebron city’s Ibrahimi Mosque, after an alleged attempted stabbing attack in the southern occupied West Bank, Israeli police…

An Israeli settler was wounded in a stabbing attack in the illegal settlement bloc of Gush Etzion in the southern occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli medical sources said.Israeli emergency…

A senior Israel official alleged, on Monday, that Hamas has been providing medical treatment to Islamic State-affiliated fighters from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, in claims which Hamas rejected as ‘baseless.’Yoav Mordechai,…

Israeli forces shot and killed a Sudanese man suspected of stabbing an Israeli soldier in the southern coastal Israeli city of Ashkelon, on Sunday.An Israeli police spokesperson told Ma’an News…

On Sunday, 31st January 2016, Israeli forces fired large amounts of tear gas at school-children on their way to school in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron).In the early morning, as children were…

When the “intifada of the knives” set off in October, last year, Western reporters flooded into Jerusalem to cover the new “escalation,” to interview people from “both sides of the…

A 17-year-old Israeli was injured near Damascus Gate, in the Old City of Jerusalem, on Saturday evening, in a suspected stabbing attack, Israeli police said.An Israeli police spokeswoman said that…

Israeli forces, Friday morning, evicted dozens of Israeli settlers from two buildings believed to belong to Palestinians in Hebron’s Old City, a day after the settlers forced their way into…

Israeli forces, on Tuesday, sealed off the main entrance of the Bethlehem governorate town of Janata with earth mounds.Security sources told WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency that soldiers blocked…

“We strongly condemn the vandalization of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. Such an act is the direct result of a hate culture generated by racism and the occupation with impunity,…

Palestinians and Israelis alike have become increasingly convinced that the two-state solution is no longer an option due to Israel’s policies which continue to see settlements built across the occupied…

On Friday morning, Israeli forces closed all entrances leading to Sa’ir town, north of Hebron, before declaring it a closed military zone.The four Palestinian youths were killed by Israeli soldiers,…

On January 4th, a number of Israeli tourists on an Aegean Airline plane flying from Athens to Tel Aviv announced that they would not let the plane take off unless…

Israeli forces, on Tuesday morning, shot dead a Palestinian youth who reportedly stabbed an Israeli soldier on a checkpoint north of Hebron, southern West Bank.The youth, who was identified as…

Israeli forces, Monday, opened fire on an unidentified Palestinian under the pretext of carrying out an alleged stabbing attack near the neighborhood of al-Musrara , in Jerusalem.In a statement ,…

A Palestinian was detained Sunday, after reportedly attempting to stab an Israeli in occupied East Jerusalem, by Israeli police account.Spokesperson Luba al-Samri said in a statement that a “young Arab…

A shooting was carried out Friday, near a Tel Aviv pub, killing two Israelis and injuring seven, Israeli police and medics said.An Israeli police spokesperson said that the shooter opened…

A Palestinian was shot dead after a suspected vehicular attack near the Huwwara military checkpoint, in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, Israel’s army said.An army spokesperson said…

The Israeli army fatally shot two Palestinians on Sunday, including a minor, after the Palestinians allegedly stabbed and lightly injured two Israeli soldiers in central Huwwara village, south of Nablus,…

From December 16 to 17, envoys of the Middle East Quartet met in Jerusalem and Ramallah, with Israeli and Palestinian counterparts.According to a press release the Palestine News Network received,…

A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, landing in an open area in southern Israel, according to the Israeli army.An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an News Agency…

This past Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem was organized by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,…

At least 10 Palestinians were injured, including three with live ammunition, during clashes with Israeli troops who stormed Deheishe refugee camp near Bethlehem, late Tuesday night, according to local sources.Witnesses…

Israeli forces shot and wounded at least five Palestinians with live rounds in the latest clashes to erupt across the occupied West Bank and Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian sources said.Medics…

A Palestinian man was shot dead after he allegedly injured two Israelis in a stabbing attack in the center of Jerusalem, on Saturday night, according to Israeli police.An Israeli police…

Anti-colonial Israelis have allowed themselves to be cowed into silence.I read your open letter to Israeli activists with great shame. I do not know you personally but from your letter…

At least 82 Palestinians were shot by Israeli military forces, on Friday, during ongoing clashes across the occupied Palestinian territories, according to officials and the Palestinian Red Crescent.A Red Crescent…

A 19-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed at al-Arroub refugee camp in northern Hebron, Thursday, after Israeli soldiers invaded the it. He is the 3rd Palestinian to be killed during…

Israeli right-wing paramilitary settlers, on Wednesday, broke into the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, in an act of provocation against Muslims worldwide, who consider it the third-holiest site…

Updated: Israeli forces have shot and killed another Palestinian during armed clashes north of Ramallah, Tuesday evening, with two others injured in an exchange of fire.The Palestinian Health Ministry said…

(Co)resistance: Palestinians and Israelis searching for a common future.Here, Palestinian activist Hashem al Azza relates both the daily crimes of the Israeli occupation and settlers in Hebron, as well as…

At least three Palestinians were injured with live rounds, while 15 others were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes with Israeli forces inside the campus of the Palestine Technical…

Three Israelis were shot and injured Friday evening, in two separate shooting attacks in the Hebron district, Israel’s army said.An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an News Agency that an Israeli…

Egyptian military forces shot and killed a Palestinian fisherman off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday afternoon, the Ministry of Health in the besieged enclave said.Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesperson…

Several Palestinians suffocated on Sunday, due to inhaling teargas used by the Israeli army against Palestinians, after Israeli soldiers invaded al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, according to security sources. Many…

Israeli forces shot and killed a young Palestinian man in the village of Beit Einoun east of Hebron after an alleged stabbing attempt, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. Also Sunday…

A Haredi Jewish journalist has been slammed by pro-Israel critics after he objected to demands for Jewish access to Al-Aqsa Mosque.An opinion piece posted in Haredi newspaper, Mishpacha, on Thursday,…

Israeli forces shot and killed a 19-year-old Palestinian youth after he allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli soldier outside the Ibrahimi Mosque on Monday, in the second reported death in…

Hamza Khalil Abu Eltarabish is a freelance journalist who graduated from the Islamic University of GazaThe young Palestinian man Fadi Alon performs the dawn prayers in his home in the…

Israeli forces shot and injured at least nine Palestinians with live fire on Tuesday during clashes across the occupied West Bank, medics and witnesses said.A reporter in al-Bireh in the…

Israeli forces suppressed marches across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, as clashes continued for the 17th consecutive day.Israeli forces shot and injured three Palestinians with live fire during clashes…

A few weeks before an Israeli soldier shot him through the stomach, Mutaz Zawahreh discovered a love of the sea.On the coast of Brittany, Mutaz and two friends from Duheisha…

Israeli forces have announced heavier deployments at the border area with Gaza, following the announcement of a Hamas-prompted ‘Day of Rage’ planned for Friday, an Israeli army spokesperson said.The spokesperson…

Israeli forces, on Wednesday, blocked the entrance of Nabi Saleh village, north of Ramallah, for the third consecutive day, said a local Palestinian.Speaking over the phone with WAFA, Naji al-Tamimi…

At least 50 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces during rallies in the northern and central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with at least three seriously wounded, medics said.Dozens of Palestinian…

The youth movement in the occupied territories of 1948 declared the next Thursday as a rage day for the Palestinians masses.In this context, the student movement of the National Democratic…

Israeli authorities have issued a 48-hour ban on Palestinians from entering the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem, following two stabbing attacks in which two Israelis were killed and three…

Tens of Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers Tuesday in protests against Israel’s attacks on al Aqsa and in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners.The Palestinian political and Islamic…

Some 18 Palestinians were injured on Tuesday, as Israeli forces suppressed demonstrations across the occupied West Bank in support of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.Twelve Palestinians were injured as Israeli forces suppressed…

Israeli police said Monday that thousands of officers would be deployed in occupied East Jerusalem ahead of the Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha holidays after three days of clashes rocked…

Clashes broke out in the neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem for the third consecutive day, on Thursday, as tensions continue to run high following increased violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque…

Hundreds of Palestinians in pre-1948 occupied territories participated on their motorcycles, Wednesday, in a mass demonstration launched from Al-Ajami garden, and roamed a number of streets in the city.According to…

Clashes erupted in occupied East Jerusalem, overnight Monday, following the death of Riham Dawabsha, the mother of an 18-month-old toddler who was burned alive in an arson attack carried out…

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A number of Palestinians were reportedly injured Saturday morning, after a ‘dispute’ erupted at a Fateh conference in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.Witnesses told Ma’an…

A number of Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli soldiers, with both rubber-coated metal bullets and live ammunition, in clashes which broke out between Friday and Saturday, across the…

Israeli forces, Wednesday evening, took into custody three youngsters during clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli settlers outside the Barzilai Hospital, in Ashkelon, where Mohammad Allan lies in ICU, after…

Palestinian residents of the Old City, in occupied East Jerusalem, clashed with Israeli forces on Tuesday, as settlers began construction work on a new door for a synagogue, locals said.Activist…

A recently opened cafe in West Jerusalem, which is built on a park that Muslims say is the site of an ancient cemetery, is drawing outrage from religious leaders in…

Dozens of Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum staged a sit-in, on Wednesday, to protest the Israeli national water company’s cutting off its supply to…

Via the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee’s Facebook page: Video showing the actual story not apparent in the viral picture of RHR Field Coordinator Zakaria Sadah and ‪‎Qusra‬ Mayor …returning policewoman…

Unknown attackers reportedly threw a firebomb at a moving car in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Monday evening, injuring two.According to Israeli media, via Ma’an, the attackers…

Israeli settlers, Saturday morning, attempted an attack on Palestinian farmers in village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, a local official said.Dozens of settlers from the…

On Wednesday afternoon, clashes erupted between Israeli forces and young Palestinians who entered the demolition site in the Beit El settlement, as it is originally private Palestinian property taken over…

An ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed six Gay Pride marchers in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, in a repeat of a 2005 attack for which he served 10 years behind bars, police…

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza, today, called for a wide demonstration in the West Bank next Friday (31/ 7/2015), in order to save Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque from…

Right-wing Israelis broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound again on Monday, as the UN expressed concerns over ‘religious provocation’ in and around holy sites in the Old City of occupied…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday July 21st, 2015. Two fishermen injured and one of them…

Dozens of settlers, yesterday evening, carried out two provocative marches near to Basajut settlement and Bet El settlement, northeast of Ramallah, and a third march near Shilo and Aili settlements,…

A 16-year-old Palestinian Bedouin was killed, and 10 others injured, when a family dispute erupted into violence in the southern Israeli city of Rahat, in the Negev, on Saturday.Israeli police…

Lehava is a racist Israeli group that objects to all relationships between Jews and Arabs. Most of the group’s activists are minors.On Thursdays Lehava activists roam the streets of West…

Israeli soldiers raided Deheishe refugee camp near Bethlehem, early Monday, and threatened locals, witnesses said.Soldiers raided the house of former prisoner Faris Hasanat and notified him that his brother, Karim…

A Palestinian man aged 33 years was announced dead, Sunday, after he allegedly burned himself.Local sources said that he carried out the act in the center of Gaza city. The…

The body of an unidentified hanged man was found Friday morning, close to the checkpoint Nahal Oz, on the border between Israel and Gaza. The body has been moved to…

In the early summer of 2014, all the given indicators were pushing for a new confrontation between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation, notably after the continued Israeli escalations…

Dozens of settlers, lead by extremist Baroukh Marzel, gathered today near Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque in order to protest against the reopening of Palestinian stores.This protest comes after the decision of…

Palestinian Authority security forces detained over 100 Hamas affiliates in the West Bank, overnight Thursday, an official from the Hamas movement said, Friday.According to Ma’an News Agency, Senior Hamas official…

Media sources in Gaza said the Hamas-run security forces in the Gaza Strip shot and killed, on Tuesday morning, a Palestinian man, believed to be a supporter of ISIS, in…

Israeli occupation forces stormed, on Sunday, the Marg Ibn Amer plain, west of the city of Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank, and launched a broad campaign in search…

A Palestinian boy was reported killed on Monday morning at the village of Taluza near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Ahmad Hasayika, 16, was stabbed to death by…

Palestinian security sources in Gaza have reported that unknown gunmen shot and injured, on Saturday at dawn, the principal of an UNRWA school in Khan Younis, in the southern part…

A Palestinian youth was injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet during clashes with Israeli soldiers, at the northern entrance of Bethlehem, Thursday.Medical sources said, according to Ma’an, that a youth…

Civil servants hired by Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip went on strike across all Gazan ministries and public institutions, excepting schools, on Tuesday.The employees have not received regular pay…

Following disengagement from the Gaza Strip in September 2005, Israel unilaterally and illegally established a so-called ‘buffer zone’, an area prohibited to Palestinians along the land and sea borders of…

A fruit and vegetable vendor set fire to his stand in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on Sunday, in protest over a decision by local authorities to remove the…

Israeli forces may have committed ‘grave violations’ of the international laws of warfare during last summer’s bloody Gaza conflict, according to the accounts of soldiers who fought in it.A collection…

Israeli authorities have closed an investigation into a policeman who shot dead a young Palestinian with Israeli citizenship during an arrest operation in November, the justice ministry said on Monday.’The…

An explosive device blew up near a major square in Gaza City late Sunday, security officials said.The device exploded in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, with no injuries reported. Police arrived…

A protest in Tel Aviv, Sunday, against racism and police brutality, initiated by Ethiopian Israelis, has left some 68 people injured and 43 now in police custody, according to the…

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) denounced the decision of the Hamas-run security forces in Gaza, to prevent a procession marking International Workers’ Day, on Friday, May…

Eyewitnesses said that the Hamas-run security forces in the Gaza Strip attacked, Wednesday, protesters demanding Fateh and Hamas movements to end their tensions and divisions, and arrested several Palestinians, including…